We’re roughly one-quarter of the way through the NHL season, and the Golden Knights have had a rough start, to say the least.

Vegas has struggled to a 9-11-1 record, which is second-worst in the league and 10 points behind the Golden Knights’ pace at the same point last season.

They have scored only 56 goals while allowing 61. Compare that to 77 goals at this point last season to 64 allowed. At the quarter-point of the season, it seems like a good time to examine how exactly the Golden Knights are scoring and how opponents are scoring against them.

Here are the Golden Knights goals this season, categorized by shot type. (Note: all stats in this story are excluding empty-net goals).

Wrist/Snap Shot: 22

Deflection: 11

One-Timer: 9

Rebound: 9

Slapshot: 2

It’s not surprising that Vegas gets the majority of its goals with wrist shots. It’s the most common way to score across the NHL and how the...